"So whether it's you or Wang Sen, it doesn't matter whether it's for yourself or for the family."
"All I need is that you have the ability and can get things done."
Zhang Shen has some appreciation for Wang Shi, and thinks he is a useful tool.
He didn't mind telling him some of his own principles, to prevent this seemingly useful tool from breaking taboos for no reason and being slapped to death by him one day.
Wang Shi left in a cold sweat. Their Wang family chose to be loyal to Zhang Shen in order to eliminate the gap between them and Hongyuan City. Otherwise, if he were to target them in the future, how could the Wang family still think about it
It's also a gamble that Zhang Shen will be able to remain at the peak of his power within the next three or four hundred years.
Then wouldn’t the Wang family, who are loyal to Zhang Shen, also have a chance to survive forever
From the current perspective, this matter is beneficial rather than harmful to the Wang family.
But Wang Shi has to take some risks by coming here.
Wang Shi himself is willing to take the risk. By doing this, his voice in the Wang family will also be expanded.
"Wang Sen, Wang Shi... an interesting family."
“No wonder it can stand firm in the endless wilderness.”
Zhang Shen doesn't hate such people. A true villain is always more lovable than a hypocrite.
As long as you can control it, it will be very useful.
The Wang family kept their word and immediately set about defrauding the other four cities.
Wait for the four cities to come and encircle and suppress the Ancient Alliance.
As soon as Zhang Shen released his true energy, they all knelt down, without any need to fight.
Taking advantage of the situation, the Ancient Alliance took over their cities and men with tears in their eyes out of righteousness.
Not to mention how the other four cities were grievances against the Wang family.
Zhang Shen was very satisfied.
The territory controlled by his subordinates expanded to a thousand miles.
Excluding the Sand City, this territory is as large as five or six provinces in the previous life, but the total population under its jurisdiction, including ordinary people, is just over 100 million.
The area is vast and sparsely populated.
Implement the consistent policies of the ancient alliance, develop production and encourage childbirth.
A simple sentence, but it contains extremely complex and numerous affairs.
Naturally, Zhang Shen would not do these things himself. He would delegate power fully, select talents, and let them do these things.
He only came to check on them occasionally to see if they had strayed from the path he had set.
Correct the distorted thinking of the top leaders.
He himself was busy practicing.
With the martial arts skills contributed by the other five cities, Zhang Shen instantly had a large number of secret manuals that he had never practiced before.
Although there is not a single True Dan-level book, but little by little it adds up to a considerable amount of experience.
Zhang Shen will not let go of this piece of fat meat at all costs.
What's more, he only had two Zhendan-level skills in his hands at the moment, so he had plenty of time to practice these acquired and innate skills and martial arts.
There was even enough time left to refine the remaining mid-grade Zhendan flaming sword.
Time flies and three years have passed.
Zhang Shen did not return to Luoshuijian. He stayed in the endless wilderness to take charge.
The headquarters of the Ancient Alliance was also moved here.
In recent years, Zhang Shen and the Ancient Alliance have been very low-key. Even many caravans and chambers of commerce do not know that Hongyuan City and Jiuchuan City have already belonged to the Ancient Alliance.
Zhang Shen built a house in a place with mountains and water in his territory, named it Shanshuiju, and designated the surrounding area within a mile as a restricted area. No one was allowed to enter without his permission.
It is for the sake of secrecy and also to protect the men of the ancient alliance.
With his true elixir-level strength, he usually practices some martial arts, which makes a lot of noise. If you get too close, you might be shocked to death by accident.
That's not worth it.
But on this day, someone came to visit him.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, Li Xiao from Linyuan City is here to visit you. Please meet him."
The young man carrying a sword case came to the barrier outside Shanshuiju.
The barrier in front of us is just a simple blindfold and warning, it has no other functions.
But Li Xiao did not move forward.
He came with good intentions and didn't want to cause trouble.
Zhang Shen flew in from the cloud and mist formation.
He wondered why a True Dan expert suddenly came to look for him
And Linyuan City
In an instant, Zhang Shen had some guesses in his mind, but he did not show them.
"Fellow Daoist Li, nice to meet you. I am Zhang Shen."
"Please come in and have a chat."
Zhang Shen opened the magic circle, revealing a gap.
Li Xiao nodded and stepped in.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, I'm here on behalf of Linyuan City to invite you to join Linyuan City." Li Xiao is a swordsman and is used to being straightforward.
"Join Linyuan City?" This was a little beyond Zhang Shen's expectations. Of course he knew Linyuan City. It was a human stronghold at the edge of the endless wilderness and the edge of the human territory, facing the demon race, and it was a united force.
There are always multiple demigods in charge all year round, and even real gods in charge during wartime.
To Zhang Shen, Linyuan City was undoubtedly a behemoth.
Such a force came to invite him to join them
Li Xiao explained: "Daoyou Zhang was born here, so he naturally knows that the relationship between the demon race and our human race has always been tense."
"Both sides often have frictions over their struggle for living space and territory."
"Linyuan City is the united force formed by the human race to face the demon race."
Zhang Shen nodded. He knew all this of course. The monster tides that came every once in a while were once a nightmare for Hongyuan City.
Li Xiao continued: "But there are far more people living around here than just those in Linyuan City."
"There are many people born like Daoyou Zhang."
"If it is a force that survives within the human territory, Linyuan City will naturally not interfere."
"But the human race that lives near the human race's territory, or even faces the endless wilderness of the demon race, Linyuan City must take care of them."
"You were born here, so you naturally shoulder part of the responsibility for resisting the demon race."
"If we leave you alone, there is a high probability that you will disappear in the war."
"So any force that has developed to a certain level will be invited by Linyuan City to become a member of Linyuan City."
…
The two chatted for a long time, mostly Li Xiao talking and Zhang Shen listening.
"So that's it." Zhang Shen suddenly realized and understood why Linyuan City invited him.
In other words, any forces or independent cultivators living in the Endless Wilderness or near Linyuan City will be invited by Linyuan City once a True Dan powerhouse is born.
They can choose to refuse, but it will not be easy to join Linyuan City after refusing.
The quota for Linyuan City’s official personnel is not only for contributing to the human race during wartime, but also for enjoying many policy benefits in normal times.
There are obligations, but also privileges.
The conditions for joining are extremely strict.
Only warriors in the endless wilderness and on the edge of human territory are given preferential treatment.
Of course, whether this is preferential treatment or not is a matter of opinion.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, you don't have to rush to answer. I will wait here for three days, and you can reply to me after three days." Li Xiao came here just to invite Zhang Shen. He himself had something important to do later.
Originally this matter should have been carried out a long time ago, but Zhang Shen was too low-key. The people in charge of this matter in Linyuan City had no idea that there was such a real elixir as Zhang Shen. Or there was a caravan doing business in the Ancient Alliance. The news slowly spread and reached Linyuan City. Only then did they know about the existence of such a newly born real elixir.
The person in charge was also speechless. Aren't new True Dan like this very flamboyant? Don't they all like to show off
Why
So low-key? So low-key that even if the news hadn't spread, they wouldn't have known about the new True Pill.
To be honest, this kind of thing doesn't happen often. The person in charge only met a man named Lin Fanyun more than ten years ago, but he disappeared after showing up a few times.
They wanted to investigate to see if this person was from here or wanted to settle here, but they couldn't find anyone.
"No need." Zhang Shen smiled and said, "It won't take three days. I can give you an answer right now."
"I agree to join Linyuan City."
There is no need to think too much about this matter. As his cultivation level improves, the various resources he needs become more and more advanced, and difficult to obtain from ordinary places. He must contact a higher circle.
If Li Xiao didn't come, in a few years Zhang Shen would go to find Lu Qinsheng as Lin Fanyun and join the circle that Lu Qinsheng wanted him to join, although Zhang Shen's intuition told him that it would be a big pit.
Now that Li Xiao is here and a better choice is before him, is there any need to hesitate
unnecessary.
As for Lu Qinsheng? Let him eat his ass.
Wait until there is a need in the future.
Li Xiao was a little surprised that Zhang Shen was so straightforward.
Immediately, his favorable impression of Zhang Shen increased greatly.
Li Xiao is from Linyuan City. He grew up in Linyuan City and has been influenced by his surroundings. He has a strong sense of responsibility in his heart.
Li Xiao will not be prejudiced against those who hesitate, need to think, or even refuse to join. He understands.
But there is no doubt that he prefers Zhang Shen to agree directly.
In his opinion, Zhang Shen should be a person who cares about the human race as much as he does, otherwise he would not have agreed so quickly.
Those who are willing to make sacrifices for the human race deserve better treatment.
Zhang Shen was puzzled by the change in Li Xiao's attitude, but it did not stop him from taking this opportunity to find out more about the situation in Linyuan City.
The two of them talked for a long time until the day and the moon changed.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, please come find me when you go to Linyuan City in the future."
"Of course, of course."
As he spoke, Li Xiao flew into the sky like a sword rainbow.
"As a sword cultivator, just by being in close contact with me, I felt dangerous and my heart was filled with fear. It is indeed a path known for its offensive power."
Zhang Shen exclaimed in admiration.
He had a hunch that if a fight broke out, with his current level of cultivation, even if he played all his cards, he would not be a match for Li Xiao.
"There are so many great men and evil men in this world, like a multitude of fish in the river. I still have a long way to go."
He stopped the idea of going back immediately to concentrate on his training. He needed to follow Li Xiao's instructions and register in Linyuan City, and at the same time claim the benefits of Linyuan City's official combatants.
When Li Xiao introduced the benefits, Zhang Shen was extremely envious.
He was already impatient.
He has made great progress in these three years.
First of all, when your martial arts cultivation breaks through the true elixir level, it will bring a large wave of experience points.
During the three years of training, he swallowed the real elixir fruit that Luo Tian had compensated Li Shuang for, which increased his martial arts skills and brought him a wave of experience.
Practicing the "Thousand Mountains" true elixir technique and the "Splitting Sky Finger" martial arts will bring a large amount of experience.
There are also the juices and liquids brought by the innate and acquired skills and martial arts.
These enabled him to reach the third level of True Dan: 31%.
After obtaining the martial arts elixir, the speed at which he gained experience increased again.
And his martial arts cultivation has also reached the first level of True Dan: 52%.
A large part of this 52% was due to that spiritual fruit.
"Heavenly materials and earthly treasures are great. I really hope that one day I can eat and squeeze them one by one. It wouldn't be a pity to eat them in different ways."
Zhang Shen was filled with emotion, and called Zhang Yu, Li Zhong and Li Zhao to tell them that he would be away for a few days.
Let them handle the affairs of the Ancient Alliance.